The next day, when Tsunade announced that she would be returning to Konohagakure with Orochimaru, not a single person looked surprised. Instead, their expressions were somewhat strange. Some raised their brows, others blinked, as though they were secretly exchanging something among themselves. They had drunk far too long the night before, and Tsunade and Orochimaru had only returned at dawn. Tsunade was catching up on sleep inside the carriage, while Orochimaru sat atop it, dozing lightly. "Good grief! Asuma, you actually guessed it!